Section 43-7-2 - Classification of estates in real property.
43-7-2. Classification of estates in real property. Estates of inheritance and for life are called estates of freehold; estates for years are chattels real; and estates at will are chattel interests, but are not liable as such to sale on execution.
Source: CivC 1877, § 222; CL 1887, § 2738; RCivC 1903, § 245; RC 1919, § 315; SDC 1939, § 51.0403.